Baker who refused to make cake
Baker&#;s refusal to bake gay wedding cake
Masterpiece Cakeshop v. Colorado Civil Rights Commission, U.S. ___; S. Ct. ()
Summary
In a decision, the US Supreme Court overturned a decision of the Colorado Civil Rights Commission (Commission) that a baker could not decline to sell a wedding cake to a same-sex couple. Jack Phillips, owner of Colorado bakery, Masterpiece Cakeshop, had refused to bake a wedding cake for a same-sex couple because same-sex marriage conflicted with his religious views. The couple filed a complaint with the Commission on the basis that the refusal violated state anti-discrimination laws that prohibit businesses from discriminating against customers based on sexual orientation. The Commission ordered the baker to bake the cake. The baker appealed to the Court of Appeals which agreed with the Commission. The baker appealed to the US Supreme Court (Court), which overturned the Commission&#;s decision on the basis that the Commission had not acted with the required neutrality towards religion.
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Colorado high court to hear case against Christian baker who refused to make trans-themed cake
On the heels of a U.S. Supreme Court victory this summer for a graphic artist who didn’t want to design wedding websites for same-sex couples, Colorado’s highest court said Tuesday it will now catch the case of a Christian baker who refused to create a cake celebrating a gender transition.
The announcement by the Colorado Supreme Court is the latest development in the yearslong legal saga involving Jack Phillips and LGBTQ rights.
Phillips won a partial victory before the U.S. Supreme Court in after refusing to make a gay couple’s wedding cake.
He was later sued by Autumn Scardina, a transgender woman, after Phillips and his suburban Denver bakery refused to make a pink cake with blue frosting for her birthday and to celebrate her gender transition.
Scardina, an attorney, said she brought the lawsuit to “challenge the veracity” of Phillips’ statements that he would serve LGBTQ customers. Her attorney said her cake order was not a “set up” intended to file a lawsuit.
The Colorado Suprem
Colorado's Supreme Court dismissed a lawsuit on Tuesday against baker Jack Phillips who refused to bake a cake for a transgender woman. Autumn Scardina requested a cake from Jack and Masterpiece Cakeshop that was pink with blue frosting to celebrate her gender transition.
The initial lawsuit was filed in after the Lakewood bakery refused to make the cake.
In the dismissal, justices said in the majority opinion that Scardina had not exhausted her options to seek redress through another court before filing her lawsuit.
"We express no view on the merits of these claims," Justice Melissa Hart wrote for the majority.
However, the justices in the minority noted that every factfinder and judicial officer who heard the case concluded the baker's conduct violated the Colorado Anti-Discrimination Act. The dissenters also said they were concerned that Phillips would construe the ruling as a vindication.
Scardina's attorney, John McHugh, expressed disappointment and said he was evaluating if there were any remaining legal options, "The Colorado Supreme Court d
California Supreme Court rejects appeal from Christian baker who refused to make gay wedding cake
The California Supreme Court has refused to notice an appeal in a case surrounding a Christian baker who faces punishment for refusing to make a cake for a same-sex wedding.
The state high court issued an order list on Wednesday in which it declined to hear an appeal in the case of California Department of Civil Rights v. Tastries, allowing a lower court ruling against the bakery owner to stand.
Adèle Keim, senior counsel at Becket, the law firm helping to represent Tastries owner Cathy Miller, denounced the state supreme court’s decision, saying it goes against U.S. Supreme Court precedent.
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“As the United States Supreme Court has made clear twice already, creative professionals like Cathy Miller shouldn’t have to choose between following their faith and practicing their art,” said Keim in a